Stretch Marks – Bidding Them Farewell With Fraxel and Vbeam Lasers
Childbearing is a notable milestone in a many women’s lives, marking the start of motherhood. However, for many women, the mark of pregnancy is quite literal – their rapidly growing belly left them with unsightly stretch marks. While there are many over-the-counter topical creams meant for stretch marks, most, if not all of them has not proven themselves to be particularly effective. Fortunately, nonetheless, stretch mark laser treatments like the Fraxel Dual Laser and VBeam Laser have proven themselves to be effective at addressing different types of stretch marks. Below, we shall discuss more about stretch marks in detail and
Atopic Dermatitis – Understanding the Causes and Treatment of Eczema
Eczema is the common name for atopic dermatitis, a persistent, chronic skin condition that involves dry, red and itchy skin. It a common ailment, affecting about 1 in 10 people, and also one of the more common conditions among my patients seeking laser treatment for eczema. Eczema is usually characterised by the following signs and symptoms: Thick, dry, scaly/flaky skin Persistent, itchy rashes which often worsens at night Reddish, raw inflamed skin from scratching Small red bumps on the skin Reddish, brownish or greyish patches of skin around the inside of joints such as elbows and knees Eczema can significantly
Lightening Dark Underarm Pigmentation With Pico Laser Treatment
Dark underarms are caused by hyperpigmentation of the skin. The excess melanin deposit over the skin can be due to a variety of reasons but regardless, the treatment for hyperpigmentation is the Pico and the Q-switch laser. Causes of dark underarm skin Hyperpigmentation of the skin can be due to many reasons Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) When the skin becomes inflamed for any reason, it can overstimulate melanocytes and cause them to produce melanin excessively hence causing darkening of the skin. PIH may be due to irritation from excessive shaving, waxing, scratching or fungal and bacterial infections. After the inflammation from
Treating Temple Acne Scars With Thread Lift
Temple acne scars have always been extremely difficult to treat. Unlike scars on other parts of the face like cheeks, nose and forehead, temples have always seem to give rather dismal results despite the best acne laser treatments for acne scar removal like the Pico laser, Fractional CO2 Laser, Erbium laser to radiofrequency treatments like Infini and Secret RF or even subscision methods. For scars located on the temples, I have derived a brand new method that is proven to improve acne scars in this particular region. This would be done using absorbable PDO threads. How do acne scars form? Put
